2001 Mazda Tribute“Tribute”

2001 Mazda Mazda Tribute Like the Ford Escape, this is a family car All
wheel drive, conversion. The V6 and Auto Gear
are replaced with a smaller HPEVS AC50 and
manual Mazda 3 gearbox. It has 12Kwh Leaf
batteries, a power steering pump from a Holden
(07) and Saab power break pump.

Rear wheel driveshaft is now removed. I did not need a 4-wheel/all
wheel drive car.
Car weight is reduced from 1590 kg to 1350 kg, at least 50 by
taking these shafts out and the other part was the heavy V6
engine.

Pack is from Nissan Leaf and protected with Batrium BMS.
Total weight of 26 pack is 99 kg. It is a small 12 Kwh 110V
battery protected by a custom made fibre glass box.

System Voltage

110 Volts

Heater

Ceramic 1000W heater element. These get 96-110V
and heats up from where Airco used to be.

Top Speed

60 MPH (96 KPH)

Acceleration

I currently only use one gear (3rd) and reverse.

Range

40 Miles (64 Kilometers)Not tested yet. Pending safety certificate

EV Miles

Start:

93,000 Miles (149,637 Kilometers)

Current:

93,018 Miles (149,665 Kilometers)

Total:

18 Miles (28 Kilometers)

Seating Capacity

5

Curb Weight

01350 km

Conversion Time

1 Year

Conversion Cost

15,000 USD (to date) - in progress

Additional Features

Zeva Fuel Gauge driver. But this is not working anymore. I had it working after I connected this
to a replacement Hyundai Getz Cluster and it worked fine. I had to revert it back. Due to road
safety check I had to revert the whole cluster back to my original cluster because that was the
only way to show that the seat belts airbag signal was working as per original.
Maybe I will install an aftermarket gauge.

The car was tested for road worthy but failed. Minor Safety features
such as reverse light, high Beam light (failed before conversion) and
some lose wiring. More work to be done to remove more the rear shaft as grinding
most off was not allowed.
Expected to fix issues in next few months

I am member of AEVA.asn.au these guys helped me a lot wit this conversion.

If any questions feel free to contact me. See my website contact detail.